08 November 2021
As users of social media discussed the disaster at Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert, in which at least eight of the 50,000 attendees died, some shared misleading imagery that was not connected with the event.
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03 November 2021
A busker who says she was assaulted by a passer-by as she performed on TikTok describes her livestream as like having a "personal bodyguard".
Mia Kirkland, 17, received thousands of messages of support after she posted a video of a man approaching her in York city centre.
06 October 2021
A former Facebook employee has told US politicians that the company's sites and apps harm children's mental health and stoke division in society.
Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old former product manager turned whistleblower, heavily criticised the company at a hearing in the Senate.
Facebook has faced growing scrutiny and increasing calls for its regulation.
22 September 2021
Facial recognition technology (FRT) may need to be regulated in much the same way as some ethically sensitive medical techniques to ensure there are sufficient safeguards in place to protect people's privacy and freedoms.
17 August 2021
App and web-based ordering has become commonplace during the pandemic.
But the Information Commissioner's Office told the BBC that customers should be aware they had a choice over whether to share information.
Venues should only ask for data that is "relevant and necessary", the ICO said.
10 August 2021
The UK was "by far" the main origin of the "abhorrent racist abuse" on Twitter after England lost the Euro 2020 final, the social media platform has said.
Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho were abused after missing in the penalty shootout loss to Italy.
Twitter removed 1,622 tweets in the next 24 hours but identify verification "would have been unlikely to prevent the abuse",
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